TELEGRAM TO THE COMMISSAR OF THE RYAZAN–URAL
RAILWAY
Saratov
May 5, 1919
Convey to all comrade workers and employees—whose selfless efforts have, in a remarkably short span of time, raised, overhauled, and put back into operation the railway ferry at Uvek, which had been sabotaged and flooded by the enemies of workers and peasants—a heartfelt expression of gratitude for their labors, which bring us ever closer to the final victory of Soviet power.
Chairman of the Council
of Workers’ and Peasants’ Defense
Lenin
People’s Commissar for Railways
Krasin